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Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Melanie Katz Melanie Katz Frankfurt, Germany Last Updated: August 2024 WZ C10.73DE

Revenue

€507.3m

2024

€507.3m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

€XX.Xm

Employees

1,418

Businesses

20

Wages

€XX.Xm

Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany industry analysis

The companies active in pasta production primarily produce pasta products and couscous. On average, their turnover has increased by 0.7% per year since 2019, although it has fluctuated considerably from year to year during this period due to volatile raw material prices and changing consumer preferences. In the current year, sales are expected to fall slightly by 0.6% to €507.3 million. Due to the uncertainty associated with the coronavirus pandemic and because catering establishments had to remain temporarily closed, consumers bought more pasta in supermarkets and discount stores in 2020, as it has a long shelf life and is easy to prepare. However, demand for pasta began to fall again in 2021.In the context of diets and dietary changes, more and more consumers are giving up foods such as pasta that contain a lot of carbohydrates. While this trend is having a negative impact on sales of conventional pasta, the increasing demand for pasta products without gluten or made from pulses is leading to product innovations within the industry. Nevertheless, durum wheat semolina remains the main input factor for industry players. If the price of durum wheat rises due to weather-related crop failures, for example, pasta manufacturers' material costs also increase, which can have a negative impact on profit margins if the players are unable to pass on the cost increases to their customers through higher product prices. Eggs are another important ingredient for pasta products from Germany. Scandals surrounding animal husbandry or the detection of insecticides in eggs from farms that supply pasta manufacturers have had a negative impact on demand for pasta containing eggs in recent years.Over the next five years, IBISWorld expects industry turnover to grow by an average of 2.2% per year, meaning that it is likely to amount to 566.1 million euros in 2029. In view of market saturation and strong competition from Italian pasta manufacturers, the number of pasta manufacturers is likely to stagnate in the coming years.

Trends and Insights

  • The demand for alternative pasta products is increasing due to intolerances and growing health awareness. In addition to pasta made from durum wheat semolina, many established companies now also produce pasta from pulses and other wheat substitutes.
  • Egg noodles account for the largest share of industry sales. However, more and more consumers are turning to egg-free noodles as part of a vegan or vegetarian diet.
  • The southern region is home to by far the most manufacturers in the industry. This is primarily due to the traditional pasta specialities that are available in Baden-Württemberg.
  • Competitive pressure for industry players is coming from Italian manufacturers in particular. Pasta is a typical Italian food, which is why many consumers favour Italian products over the brands of domestic companies.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €507.3m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Rising prices for durum wheat weigh on profit margins

  • The cost structure of companies in the sector is heavily influenced by the price of durum wheat, the most important raw material for pasta production.
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Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Industry players will have to react to the high price pressure from foreign competitors

  • The already high price pressure in pasta production is expected to intensify in the coming years. The driving forces behind this development are competing foreign products, the increasing bargaining power of food retailers and the private labels of supermarkets and discounters.

Biggest companies in the Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue (€m)
2024
Alb-Gold Teigwaren GmbH
73.5
Bon Pasta GmbH
70.2
Newlat GmbH
62.3

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Products & Services Segmentation

Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Egg noodles, Pasta without egg and Couscous. Egg noodles is the largest segment of the Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany.

Trends and Insights

German-made egg noodles are very popular due to their quality

  • The production of pasta from durum wheat semolina, egg, water and salt is a German speciality, which is why the majority of egg pasta consumed in Germany is also produced domestically. In addition, pasta made from durum wheat semolina and egg accounts for around 50% of all exported pasta.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Pasta products such as noodles, egg noodles and filled noodles are produced in this sector. The products manufactured by the industry players can be dried, cooked, frozen or preserved by canning. The industry also includes the production of couscous.

What's included in this industry?

Egg noodlesPasta without eggCouscous

Companies

Alb-Gold Teigwaren GmbHBon Pasta GmbHNewlat GmbH

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Related Terms

ALLERGENGLUTEN

Industry Code

WZ 2008

WZ 10.73 - Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The demand for alternative pasta products is increasing due to intolerances and growing health awareness. In addition to pasta made from durum wheat semolina, many establishe...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Egg noodles account for the largest share of industry sales. However, more and more consumers are turning to egg-free noodles as part of a vegan or vegetarian diet.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The southern region is home to by far the most manufacturers in the industry. This is primarily due to the traditional pasta specialities that are available in Baden-Württemb...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Competitive pressure for industry players is coming from Italian manufacturers in particular. Pasta is a typical Italian food, which is why many consumers favour Italian prod...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Market leader Alb-Gold has sold the majority of its shares in Teigwaren Riesa GmbH to the Irish investor Biavest. Alb-Gold wants to focus more on its core business, the produ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Alb-Gold Teigwaren GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Bon Pasta GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Newlat GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Alb-Gold Teigwaren GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Bon Pasta GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Newlat GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

If wheat prices rise, this can result in higher material costs and thus a loss of profitability. Due to the weather-dependent nature of crop yields, wheat prices are sometime...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Material costs are the biggest cost factor in the industry. In the current year, a particularly sharp rise in the price of durum wheat is causing material costs to rise.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany in 2024?

The market size of the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany is €507.3m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany industry in 2024?

There are 20 businesses in the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.8 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany has been growing at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Pasta Product Manufacturing market in Germany?

The biggest companies operating in the Pasta Product Manufacturing market in Germany are Alb-Gold Teigwaren GmbH, Bon Pasta GmbH and Newlat GmbH

What does the Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany include?

Egg noodles and Pasta without egg are part of the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Pasta Product Manufacturing in Germany?

The company holding the most market share in Germany is Alb-Gold Teigwaren GmbH.

How competitive is the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Pasta Product Manufacturing industry in Germany.

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  • European Statistics Office (Eurostat)
  • United Nations Comtrade

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